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Article: Screeners' shift a bumpy ride
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- Daily Breeze
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- November 25, 2002
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Screeners' shift a bumpy ride
LAX: Replacing private security companies' workers with a federal
force has included some unforeseen logistical baggage.
Los Angeles International Airport's switch to federal screeners
has been marked by a host of startup glitches, including scheduling
snafus, confusion over which procedures to follow and even a shortage
of uniforms, say workers and security experts.
Some screeners have had to work several weeks straight without a
day off, and occasionally remain on X-ray machines many times longer
than regulations call for, screeners said. In one instance last
month, supervisors forgot to schedule anybody to work an evening
shift at Terminal 4, sources said.
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